your father was an important man. always out on business. big suits. black briefcase. first class. he sent you to boarding school with the rest …
Writing as an Outlet: An Interview with Tonya Ingram
Depression can sneak up behind you silently, encompass you, drown you, all the while you’re crying on your bedroom floor thinking, What the hell is …
underbelly by S. Makai Andrews
don’t tell your mother about the painting you have of a gun in the back of your room. don’t tell her about the time you …
World Suicide Prevention Day 2015
Today is the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, and according to the International Association of Suicide Prevention website, the point of today is “to focus …
Unwanted Thoughts by Kerene Ng
Do the insane care too much? When they think of something And they wonder how others might feel Ricocheting back and forth between thoughts like these …
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me, I’m the person you’ve been imagining. I’m the one you write about in your journal, the one you think …
Louise O’Neill on Her Novels and Women’s Issues
A lover of writing and reading since she was young, Louise O’Neill ventures into the industry with her debut novel, Only Ever Yours, which came …
Dear Past Me
Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from …
The Truth About Getting Treatment
Going to La Europa Academy for Girls, a residential treatment center, felt like a “be careful what you wish for” moment. I’d wanted to go …